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25 Aug 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Should be no problem. They are self pollinating although if bees cross pollinate them you may end up with different eggplant. If you are going to plant a few I would keep the rows apart if possible. They are perennial but most people treat them as annual, reason pest and diseases.

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19 Aug 20, Verna Arts (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

For the last 2 seasons I have planted Eggplant plants in raised beds in my garden north of Auckland. Both years The plants have immediately flowered and produced small fruit but neither the plant or the fruit have grown from then on What am I doing wrong? The raised beds are filled with garden mix and I use a fairly generous amount of fertilizer.

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20 Aug 20, Anonymous (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

The guide here says plant Sept Oct. They are a warm weather crop. You probably need 5-600mm deep soil and the same in width. Good rich soil, deep water 2-3 times a week and give a hit of fert after your first 2-3 weeks of picking. Don't go over board on the fertiliser though.

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19 Aug 20, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Eggplants need plenty of water. Perhaps yours are drying out too quickly in your raised beds.

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02 Sep 20, em (Australia - temperate climate)

I found that my eggplants needed a lot of water and they really appreciated a good mulch (I mostly just mulched with grass clippings) and they grew until the end of autumn.

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15 Aug 20, Preethi Balamurugan (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi i live in Melbourne im growing my eggplant seedlings indoor i have got the fungoes gnat so i have move my seedlings outsides in alfersco now my seedlings leaves are curlying Up Is it normal? Can I keep my seedlings in alfresco? Thanks in advance

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17 Aug 20, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

i read that fungus gnat are mainly on indoor plants. Once seeds have germinated I find it best to put them out in the sun a bit. Some sun, some shade during the day. The amount of each will depend on how hot or cold it is during the day. Google fungus gnats and read the article about them on The Farmers Almanac

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12 Aug 20, vannezza (Australia - temperate climate)

from flowers it will become fruit in two to three weeks time depending the temperature. the hotter the area the more it quickly become fruit.

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17 May 20, Alenka Bosnic (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi it's mid May do I pull out my eggplants or can I prune them back and get them ready for Spring Summer.

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18 May 20, Paul Lehmann (Australia - arid climate)

If you don't get any frosts you can leave them in the ground/pot but give them a prune back to half their size. If you have frosts you can cover them if you really like them or pull them out and plant a green manure crop to put energy back into the soil. Eggplants are hungry plants!

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